What do you think of the French Revolution?

[julie09]

[slatyb]

Which one? Like all historical events, it's complicated. But in the aftermath, someone wrote the Marseillaise, the best national anthem ever. The Marseillaise was a fighting song created after the revolution when France was invaded by Prussia and Austria.

[purplepoppy]

I'm sure lopping a few heads off made people feel better but did it really improve anyone's life that much?

[SeekerOfTruth007]

No, it did not improve anyone's lives at all. Democracy is not a magic pill, and ironically democracy is often only as good as the vote of the 51% dumbest majority.

Ironically, the King actually tried to do the right thing by diversifying crops before the revolution. Then a famine hit. Then everyone blamed the king, even though they would not take his advice ahead of time.

[LiamS95]

I think it's still active and has been for hundreds of year.